Culture and Civilization Volume 1 2009 |
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Editor:
| Horowitz, Irving Louis |
ISBN: | 978-1-4128-1349-5 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Culture and Civilization develops critical ideas intended to produce a positive intellectualclimate, one that is prepared to confront threats, and alert us to the opportunities ofthe twenty-first century. It recognizes that the twenty-first century presents people inall fields and of all faiths with shared challenges. Culture and Civilization embracesthe work of novelists, journalists, cultural figures, technologists, physical sciences,historians, and policy personnel who range beyond...
More DescriptionCulture and Civilization develops critical ideas intended to produce a positive intellectualclimate, one that is prepared to confront threats, and alert us to the opportunities ofthe twenty-first century. It recognizes that the twenty-first century presents people inall fields and of all faiths with shared challenges. Culture and Civilization embracesthe work of novelists, journalists, cultural figures, technologists, physical sciences,historians, and policy personnel who range beyond social science areas. What they havein common is a view that civilization is under assault and that it represents a cause worthadvancing and defending.